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ABSTRACT

COMPOSITIPN WHICH ARE PARTICILARY ADAPTED FOR USE IN WAX FORMULATIONS ARE PREPARED BY POLYMERIZING, IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A CATALYST, 2-P-DIOXANONE WITH EITHER A POLYOL HAVING THE FORMULA R-(OH)N WHEREIN R IS A C2-C2-C6 ALKYL RADICAL AND N IS AN INTEGER OF FROM 2-6; AN ALIPHATIC MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER HAVING THE FORMULA R&#39;&#39;- COOH WHEREIN R&#39;&#39;NIS A C7-C19 ALKYL RADICAL; AN ALIPHATIC MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER HAVING THE FORMULA   R2-COO-R(-OH)N&#39;&#39;   WHEREIN R IS AS DEFINED ABOVE, R2 IS A C2-C18 ALKYL RADICAL AND N IS AN INTEGER OF FROM 2-5; AN ALKYL; ETHER HAVING THE FORMULA R(OH)N-O-R-(OH)N OR   R(OH)N-O-R-(OH)N-O-R-(OH)N   WHEREIN R AND N&#39;&#39; IS AS DEFINED ABOVE; OR AN ETHER-ESTER HAVING THE FORMULA   R3-O-R(-OH)N&#34;-OOC-R4   WHEREIN R IS AS DEFINED ABOVE. R3 IS A C1-C15 ALKYL, R4 IS A C-2C18 ALKYL, N&#34; IS AN INTEGER OF FROM 2-4. THE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS CAN BE FORM 10:1 TO MOLE RATIO OF 2-P-DIOXANE TO POLYOL OR MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID, RESPECTIVE,Y. THE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY AN ACID NUMBER OF 10-50, A HYDROXYL NUMBER OF 10-75, A MOLECULAR WEIGHR OF 1200-300, A PENETRATION HARDNESS OF 1;5-10.0, AND A RING AND A BALL SOFTENING POINT OF 75*105* C.

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PUBLISHED APRIL 23, 1974 T921,029 LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT Z-p-DIOXANONE POLYESTERS Thomas C. Snapp, Jr., 713 Kay Drive, and Alden E. Blood, 1303 Willow Spring Drive, both of Longview, Tex. 75601 Continuation of abandoned application Ser. No. 274,527, July 24, 1972. This application Oct. 9, 1973, Ser. No.

Int. Cl. C08g 17/02 US. Cl. 26018 R No Drawing. 14 Pages Specification Compositions which are particularly adapted for use in wax formulations are prepared by polymerizing, in the presence or absence of a catalyst, 2-p-dioxanone with either a polyol having the formula R--(OH) wherein R is a C -C alkyl radical and n is an integer of from 2-6; an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having the formula R-COOH wherein R is a -0 alkyl radical; an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid ester having the formula wherein R is as defined above, R is a C -C alkyl radical and nf is an integer of from 2-5; an alkyl ether having the formula R(OH), O--R(OH) or where R and n are as defined above; or an ether-ester having the formula 0 m-o-R-mrow-o-ii-m wherein R is as defined above. R is a C -C3 alkyl, R is a C -C alkyl, n is an integer of from 2-4. The polymer compositions can be from :1 to 90:1 mole ratio of 2-p-dioxanone to polyol or monocarboxylic acid, respectively. The polymer compositions are characterized by an acid number of 10-50, a hydroxyl number of 10-75, a molecular Weight of 1200-3000, a penetration hardness of -100, and a ring and ball softening point of C. 

